Example. A pastor at a church is openly sleeping around, with multiple partners, and has no remorse or intentions of stopping. Do you believe the church is to rebuke the pastor, and if so, on what authority?
I suppose if that particular church is set up such that the elders or deacons, or the congregation itself, has a say-so regarding the pastor’s employment agreement…and if that pastor violates that employment agreement…then the elders or deacons, or the congregation itself can take whatever actions they feel is necessary ~ from a rebuke up to and including termination.
